It sure was fun celebrating Valentine’s Day backstage at the Grand Ole Opry with these three lovely ladies: Jeannie Seely, Rhonda Vincent, and Lainey Wilson. I never did find out who snuck into my dressing room and left the red rose that I’m holding in my hand though. It may have not even been meant for me, but I took it anyway. A few nights later, the great Hall of Fame songwriter, Dean Dillon, made his debut appearance on the Opry, and he invited me out to sing our song, “A Lot Of Things Different,” with him. We both admit to that song being one of the favorite songs either one of us has ever been a part of writing, and it was special to do it together on that most special of stages. The third picture was taken backstage at the tribute show we did for our friend, Peter Cooper, at the Country Music Hall of Fame late last month. Peter was, like me, a big Atlanta Braves baseball fan, and he would have been thrilled that all-time Braves great, Dale Murphy, was in town and came to his Celebration of Life. I couldn’t resist having a picture made with Murph myself. He may not be in the baseball Hall of Fame (yet!), but I told him he was always welcome at ours!!
